Rich Pezzullo

Rich Pezzullo was a New Jersey Republican Party politician who ran for the US Senate in 2018.

Biography
Rich Pezzullo was born in The Bronx, New York City, New York, the grandson of Irish and Italian immigrants, and he moved to New Milford, New Jersey in 1964. He graduated from the New York Military Academy before serving for 20 years in the US Army reserve, progressing from working as a janitor and dishwasher to a salesman and business owner. Pezzullo later moved to Freehold in Monmouth County, working as a technology specialist. He served on the boards of non-profits for 20 years, and he was a member of the Knights of Columbus and the American Legion. He was also active in issue advocacy for years, and he branded himself as a conservative Republican Party member. He vowed to fight against Obamacare, was pro-life, supported a balanced budget, opposed the government spying on citizens, opposed bailouts, supported the Second Amendment, opposed amnesty for illegal immigrants, supported low energy costs, opposed federal courts attacking conservative values, opposed foreign intervention, supported Israel, and believed that agreements with other countries should be considered to be treaties.